The Witcher 3 — Witcher Wannabe

Witcher Wannabe in The Witcher 3: after The Merry Widow in Lindenvale, the ealdorman, a ghoul at the cemetery, and what to do with the man posing as a witcher.

Geralt talks to a fake witcher with a wolf medallion near Lindenvale, The Witcher 3
Geralt talks to a fake witcher with a wolf medallion near Lindenvale, The Witcher 3

Witcher 3 Witcher Wannabe is a secondary quest in Lindenvale in Velen (Witcher Wannabe). First finish the contract The Merry Widow at the cemetery, where you kill the grave hag Mourntart. After a few in-game days (five is fine) a complaint about another “witcher” shows up with the ealdorman.

On the notice board in Crow’s Perch the note Witcher wanted! may hang. The quest only starts once you talk to the ealdorman in Lindenvale.

Walkthrough

You find the ealdorman by the notice board, he has a yellow exclamation mark. He complains about the guild and about a guy who took a monster job, lived two days off the village’s gift, and slept with his daughter, who fell in love with him. Agreeing to the quest sends you to the same cemetery east of the village where you already were.

On the hill one ghoul is running around. Once you take it down, go behind the crypt. The fraud is hiding with a fake wolf medallion on his neck and thanks you for saving his life.

Two villagers arrive and wonder why one ghoul needed two witchers. Here you choose what to do with him.

Geralt at the cemetery by Lindenvale aims a silver sword at a ghoul, The Witcher 3
Cemetery by Lindenvale — the ghoul spot after the Mourntart contract

What to do with the fraud

You can expose him in front of the villagers, or cover for him and say the job needed two. It has no effect on the rest of the story and the XP is the same.

When you cover for him, the game asks about the punishment.

ChoiceWhat happens
You expose him and leave it to the ealdormanThe villagers take him away, they kill the fraud
You expose him and talk them into letting him goHe leaves the village alive
He’s gotta work off his failure.A year of labor in the fields by Lindenvale
He’s not allowed to return to this village.You banish him
Punishment dialogue for the fake witcher, work off the failure or ban on return, The Witcher 3
When you cover for him, you choose a year of work or a ban on return

Closing

A short quest that picks up at the cemetery by Lindenvale once Mourntart is gone. How the game holds up overall is in the Witcher 3 review. More guides are on the Witcher 3 hub.